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What Gifts Do You Bring?

Matthew 2:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a]...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jan 7, 202010 min read

Franciscan Summer: Living the Gospel

John 13:3-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jun 16, 20199 min read

Franciscan Summer: Paradoxical Poverty

Matthew 10:1-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 10 Then Jesus[a] summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jun 10, 20199 min read

Franciscan Summer: The Incarnation

Luke 2:1-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jun 2, 20199 min read

A New Name

Acts 9:1-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 9 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord,...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

May 5, 201910 min read

Holy Humor Sunday: God's Gift of Laughter

Genesis 18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 18 The Lord appeared to Abraham[a] by the oaks[b] of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 28, 20199 min read

Finding God after the Amen II

John 20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 21, 201911 min read

Finding God after the Amen I

John 20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 21, 20198 min read

Listening with Tears

John 19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 19, 201911 min read

Listening with My Heart

Matthew 26:36-46 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 14, 201910 min read

Listening Beyond Words: Finding Your Inner Mystic

Romans 12:2-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds,...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Apr 7, 20198 min read

Listening for Healing

Mark 5:24-34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 24 So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25 Now...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Mar 31, 201910 min read

Listening to the Word: The Story of the Beguines

Proverbs 1:20-23 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. 21 At the...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Mar 25, 20198 min read

Listening with Our Bodies

Romans 8:26-30, 38-39 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Mar 17, 20199 min read

Finding a Place to Listen: Where is My Cave?

1 Kings 19:9-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 9 At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Mar 10, 20199 min read

Ash Wednesday: My Voice?

Luke 1:9-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Mar 6, 20196 min read

I Don't Get Tired of Hearing It...But Doing it?

Luke 6:17-26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 17 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Feb 17, 20198 min read

Fearful Prophets: The Story of Dr. Bob and Bill W.

Luke 5:1-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 5 Once while Jesus[a] was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Feb 10, 201910 min read

But I Still Have Doubts!

Jeremiah 1:4-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Feb 3, 20199 min read

The Radical Christian Vision of Frederick Douglas

Psalm 137: 1-8 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars we hung our harps, 3 for...

Rev. Jonathan C. Roach, Ph.D.

Jan 20, 201910 min read

Jonathan and Jihey Esther Roach

Fostering Churches Wide enough for an Elephant, Tall enough for a Giraffe, and Still Comfortable for a Church Mouse

What Gifts Do You Bring?

Franciscan Summer: Living the Gospel

Franciscan Summer: Paradoxical Poverty

Franciscan Summer: The Incarnation

A New Name

Holy Humor Sunday: God's Gift of Laughter

Finding God after the Amen II

Finding God after the Amen I

Listening with Tears

Listening with My Heart

Listening Beyond Words: Finding Your Inner Mystic

Listening for Healing

Listening to the Word: The Story of the Beguines

Listening with Our Bodies

Finding a Place to Listen: Where is My Cave?

Ash Wednesday: My Voice?

I Don't Get Tired of Hearing It...But Doing it?

Fearful Prophets: The Story of Dr. Bob and Bill W.

But I Still Have Doubts!

The Radical Christian Vision of Frederick Douglas